Robert Berry is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and producer who played with Sammy Hagar,
Ambrosia, 3, GTR (replacing Steve Hackett), Alliance (including Gary Phil, ex-Boston)
and The Greg Kihn Band. He also produced a series of solo albums, and CDs from prog tribute bands (Rush,
Yes, Pink Floyd and Genesis).

Keith Emerson is a legendary keyboard wizard: famous for his sensational and pivotal work on the Hammond
organ and Moog - and Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer with The Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, along
with movie soundtracks, the swinging solo single Honky Tonk Train Blues (1976) and a contribution for Dutch
Heavy Prog Master Ayreon on the album The Theory Of Everything (2013).

Robert Berry and Keith Emerson. Their working relationship between began in 1987, resulting in the band 3
featuring Keith Emerson, Robert Berry and Carl Palmer. They released the album To The Power Of Three,
but Keith Emerson already left after the worldwide tour. In October 2015 conversations about a new 3 album started
between Robert Berry and the Frontiers label as Robert had been speaking to Keith about releasing the long delayed
3 follow-up album. The exchange of musical ideas and song collaborations ultimately paved the groundwork for The
Rules Have Changed. After Emerson's death in 2016, Berry was left with Emerson's final musical ideas for
the project. “Keith and I developed together a vision of what the new album would be like. The new album consists
of some past 3 writing from 1988, some newly written last efforts from Keith, and some songs written exclusively
by me after Keith's death. Every second I worked on writing, recording, and performing those songs I had one
thing on my mind. The phrase 'What would Keith do' drove me, it guided me, it consumed my creativity. You will
hear his flare coming through on the solos. I believe you can hear his spirit in the sound and in my playing.
I am so proud of this album. I can't help but think somehow he is proud of the results too.” These words are taken
from the Robert Berry website.

Listening to The Rules Have Changed you would think that Berry and Emerson both play keyboards, also due
to the distinctive Memorymoog - and Roland D-50 synthesizer sound. But after Keith's tragic death the family gave
Berry only permission to use Keith's compositions, not his recorded keyboard parts. So Berry is responsible for
all played keyboards, and he also plays drums, bass, and guitars, incredible, he sounds like a four piece formation,
what an impressive job he has done! Another great job by Berry is his own compositions: he has written 7 inventive,
elaborate, varied and dynamic tracks, with the focus on a melodic and song oriented approach. This is topped by
his strong and emotional voice, often with a melancholic undertone. As a tribute to Keith Emerson all tracks
contain awesome, often spectacular work on keyboards, in the vein of the late keyboard hero.

And a sumptuous Moog - and Hammond sound (including church organ) with a thunderous rhythm-section in the final
track Your Mark On The World.

My highlights are the two compositions that sound different from the other six song oriented tracks.

First the opener One By One: it starts with sparkling, very beautiful classical work on the Grand piano,
then a slow rhythm with melancholic vocals, followed by flashy Moog with pitch bend and a jazzy piano interlude
and in the end a mid-tempo with a swirling Hammond solo. It sounds like a mini symphony, very varied and dynamic.

To me this album sounds like a happy marriage between keyboard driven symphonic rock and song oriented melodic
rock/AOR, and for sure the spirit of Keith Emerson reigns on The Rules Have Changed, thumbs up for Robert Berry!